Borax toxic? - Shanghai xin chemical industry

borax in boron has inhibitory effect to the bacterial DNA synthesis, but also to the DNA in the human body will cause harm. Boron is limited elements in human body, human body if the excessive intake of boron, chemicals poisoning can cause multiple organ. Borax adult dose for 1 3 grams, adult lethal dose of 15 g, lethal dose for 2 - baby 3 g. So our country 'food health law' and 'measures for the administration of food additives, health, banned borax used as food additives.

borax in food anticorrosion, increase the elasticity and swell role. Borax are very harmful to human body health, and the body was on a small amount of poisonous substances can be resolved to eduction body outside, but after borax enters the body through action of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice into boric acid, and boric acid in the human body has accumulated, although each intake is not much, but many a little more, continuous intake will accumulate in the body, to the detriment of the digestive enzyme, cause loss of appetite, indigestion, inhibit the absorption of nutrients, promote adipose decompose, thus making weight loss, acute poisoning symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, erythema, follow the system obstacle, shock, coma and other so-called boric acid.

but as a result of borax to taste food to demand higher, especially some meat products can significantly improve its & other; Quality & throughout; , and because of borax anticorrosive force is weak, and therefore is often a lot of use. Not contact for a long period of time, it doesn't matter, if you are engaged in this work, it is better to wear gloves, because borax is toxic, there is a harm to human body, so people should pay attention to.